Man threatened police through bedroom door

Updated 10:43 pm, Sunday, December 9, 2012

RENSSELAER — A 24-year-old man is facing charges after he barricaded himself in a bedroom Sunday and allegedly threatened police with a weapon.

Rensselaer police Sgt. Tony Nagengast said a mother and her son were arguing around 11 a.m. at their home on Washington Avenue.

But when the man would not leave after his mother demanded he do so and damaged property in the home, she called police. When police arrived, the man had locked himself in his room and said he had a weapon.

Police talked to the man through the door, and he was on the phone with family members. At about noon, he surrendered to police. Authorities said a search of the home revealed no weapons. The man was taken into custody, but charges had not been filed as of early Sunday afternoon.